Suspect in Two Investigations Arrested

A man was arrested Thursday on multiple charges after he was named a suspect in two different investigations.

According to the Graves County Sheriff's Department, a deputy took a complaint on Thursday from a man who reported someone had vandalized his excavator at a gravel pit on Neeley Road in Mayfield. The man said someone had cut hydraulic hoses and may have poured unknown substances into the equipment's fluid tanks. Investigation led to David James being named as a suspect. 

Deputies learned that another complaint was filed earlier in the week with Kentucky State Police about a stolen vehicle, and James was also a suspect in that case. They checked at a home where family members reportedly lived, but didn't find him. However, when they returned to the gravel pit, deputies say they found James sitting in the stolen vehicle.

He was arrested, and a search of the vehicle led to seizure of marijuana and methamphetamine.

James was taken to Graves County Jail on charges of receiving stolen property valued under $10,000, possession of meth 2nd offense, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and criminal mischief 1st degree.